Israeli lawmakers visit Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after two-year ban

Guy Reyes

Hamdallah called on the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to define its position on the two-state solution, Israeli settlement and the implementation of worldwide resolutions on the Palestinian issue.

"We are here to stay, forever", the prime minister said at an event in the settlement of Barkan, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Israel's occupation of the West Bank.

As the USA attempts to restart peace talks, following the last talks which collapsed in 2014, the Palestinians are pushing for support from the Trump administration for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel which has been part and parcel of Washington's Mideast policy for the past two decades.

The Palestinians seek all of the West Bank as part of a future independent state.

Erdogan has affirmed his country's readiness to start a round of contacts with the concerned Palestinian parties, with the aim to achieve some progress in the reconciliation file and to try to bring the views between Fatah and Hamas closer through intensive meetings to be hosted soon.

After meeting Netanyahu Monday, he criticized settlements but also said Palestinians must condemn terrorism.

It said that the Israeli government is adhering to a dark right-wing ideology that aims to Judaize the Palestinian territories in general and occupied Jerusalem in particular.

U.S. President Donald Trump, in the past, has said he hopes to mediate the "ultimate deal" between Israel and the Palestinians.

At least one other Jewish lawmaker, Shuli Moalem-Refaeli of the far-right Jewish Home party, also visited on Tuesday morning, according to the Waqf, a Muslim religious organization that administers the site.

Guterres is expected to visit the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the third leg in his visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

White House adviser Jared Kushner spoke with Netanyahu and Hamdallah days earlier during a visit to Israel and the West Bank.

"They promised to come back in a few weeks with clearer answers", Hamdallah said of the Trump negotiators at a news conference with the United Nations chief.

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